Environment
Arctic oil spill means environmental catastrophe
The destruction in Norilsk, Russia, is shaped by the connected issues of climate change and the profiteering interests of private companies.
Renewables are a must but can’t be run for profits
Cleve Hill, Britain’s biggest solar panel project, was given the go-ahead to start construction by the government last week.
Letters - South Korea’s second wave is a real warning for Britain
South Korea is witnessing what seems to be the beginning of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Letters—Why are the press ignoring the Covid-19 gender gap?
I was struck this week by the mainstream media’s lack of interest in the latest report from the Fawcett Society.The differential impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities has been widely reported but little attention has been given to the issue of women and the pandemic.
Transform the streets and tackle climate chaos, says Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion (XR) vowed there will be “No going back” to the way that the Tories ignored the climate crisis before coronavirus.
As polluting industries face crisis - emissions must fall but workers should not pay
Some of the world’s most high-profile polluters are faltering in the coronavirus crisis. And already, it seems like good news for the environment.
Extinction Rebellion targets Barclays bank, the fossil fuel funder
07 May 2020Activists have taken their anger at the climate crisis straight to one of the drivers of the ecological catastrophe
Why are we addicted to fossil fuels? Michael Moore’s new film doesn’t have the answer
06 May 2020New film Planet of the Humans could damage the environmental movement
Climate protester told to travel 400 miles to court during lockdown
27 March 2020The state is calling on Extinction Rebellion members to travel across Britain during the coronavirus pandemic
Reports round-up - climate strike, Ferry and Tube action and more
17 March 2020School climate strikers walked out on Friday last week in Sheffield.
Tens of thousands march with Greta Thunberg in Bristol
28 February 2020School climate strikers poured on to the streets and demanded urgent action
Activists celebrate ruling against Heathrow third runway—but prepare to fight on
28 February 2020Activists were celebrating on Thursday after plans against Heathrow Airport expansion were blocked in a dramatic court ruling
Thousands join XR march demanding action on climate emergency
22 February 2020Over 5,000 people joined an Extinction Rebellion march in London on Saturday, and it led to discussions on tactics
Come out and join the fightback
18 February 2020Faced with a vicious Tory government, we need to step up the fightback outside parliament urgently.
Weather - a novel written for an era of climate grief and anxiety
18 February 2020Weather follows the story of an ordinary person coming to terms with climate catastrophe. It’s engaging, but not very hopeful, says Sophie Squire
Canada fracking pipeline faces fierce defiance
18 February 2020The Canadian government is ramping up attacks on indigenous First Nation land in an effort to support fossil fuel interests.
Anger at the Tories after climate chaos sparks floods
17 February 2020The damage caused by the floods across Britain has exposed the total failure to provide for people in danger.
School climate strikers furious at government inaction
14 February 2020Thousands took part across Britain. but the movement needs to grow again
Protest can turn climate chaos into Tory chaos for Johnson
11 February 2020Boris Johnson has lurched into the chaos of cobbling together a team and strategy for hosting the United Nations (UN) Cop26 talks
Take to the streets to demand action on climate catastrophe
07 February 2020The climate delayers and deniers in government reaffirmed their commitment to ignoring ecological breakdown this week.
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- Testing flops and firms profit from the virus
- Black coronavirus rates result of social and economic factors, not biology
- Horrific Beirut explosion fuels anger against Lebanon’s corrupt elite
- Downgrades of Scottish exam results shows class bias
- NHS protests point the way to win change
- We can still fight Israel
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